Husband absconding
The man who allegedly hacked his wife to death in Bhaluka upazila of the district on Monday has not been arrested yet.
The victim was Jesmin Akhter, 45, wife of Abul Kashem of Koiadi village.
Officer-in-Charge of Bhaluka Police Station Md Mamun-ur-Rashid said the couple often used to lock in altercation over family matters.
There had been a serious altercation on Sunday night between Jesmin, mother of three children, and Kashem, a farmer who stays at his in-laws' house, the OC said.
Later, Kashem allegedly hacked Jesmin indiscriminately with an axe when she was sleeping, killing her on the spot, the OC said. Kashem has been absconding since then.
Police sent the body to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
A case was filed, but Kashem had not been arrested as of filing of this report.
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